General Information

Birth
29 OCT 1838
Washington County, Arkansas
Death
9 JAN 1865
Battle of Prairie Grove, Washington County, AR

Notes

GRAY, William Henry, died from a wound received at the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. He was born October 29, 1838 in Washington County, Arkansas, the son of Sanford Foley Gray of Tennessee and his wife Elizabeth Brooks Ormes. He was educated in the common schools of the county and at Cane Hill College. He died single. The subject of this sketch was Color Bearer for the 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and was as true and brave a soldier as laid down his life for the Confederate Cause. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]

Parents

Sanford Foley Gray
- Father
1801 - 1889
Birth
20 MAR 1801
Death
6 NOV 1889
Elizabeth Brooks Orms
- Mother
1806 - 1878
Birth
17 OCT 1806
Sevier County, Tennessee
Death
30 JUL 1878